Showing posts with label fasting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fasting. Show all posts

Monday, July 13, 2015

Why you should #fast for #Ramadan or otherwise. - http://clapway.com/2015/07/13/the-benefits-of-fasting-a-study-on-ramadan-235/

The well-known Muslim holiday Ramadan is close to an ending, so it follows that a research regarding how healthy fasting is would have been done. The results of this study show the benefits people might get from fasting for Ramadan.


Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. During this month, people fast in order to purify their body and mind. But fasting is not all they need do. Abstinence from sex, as well as smoking and even avoiding gossips and bad language are mandatory. People should concentrate on personal reflection and prayer.


Fasting is Healthy for Both Body and Mind


Muslims all over the world celebrate a month of fasting, and as new studies say, this has a positive influence, not just for the body, but also for the mind.


According to scientists, Ramadan fasting brings with it not only religious reasons but also benefits to people’s health. A nutritionist observed people who were fasting, and the conclusion was quite unexpected for more people who believed that this habit could be quite dangerous.


Fasting Helps You Clean Your System


In accordance to the nutritionists’ declarations, people who are fasting have the ability to significantly diminish the percentage of their body fat. Furthermore, they are able to detoxify their entire system.


But this is not all. It seems that because people refrain from eating various unhealthy foods, as well as other things they use to do, fasting offers them the chance to put an end to many of the self-destructive habits. For example, it is much easier to quit both smoking and drinking.


A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body


As many people already know, Ramadan also prohibits people not only to behave badly but also to use profane language. You might not see the benefit of these prohibitions, at first glance. However, as researchers confirm, “clean spirit principles” have a great effect on people’s health. Following strong principles, allows people to learn how to control their social behavior and willpower. This will also improve relationships and human connections.


Furthermore, the studies showed that that fasting enhance the possibility of preventing brain aging which could damage nerve cells like in the case of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.



 


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The Benefits of Fasting: A Study on Ramadan

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

"In case no one ever told you, you can’t cheat your way through life." - http://clapway.com/2015/06/30/3-reasons-why-you-really-should-not-fast/

Trying to lose weight? Want to be healthier? It turns out fasting may be in style, and quite beneficial to your diet. A new study suggest that fasting may actually be good for you. People eat normally and then once every few weeks they fast, tricking their body into thinking it’s starving.


According to Valter Longo, the fast-mimicking strategy has been proven to work. When Longo and his team rotated between giving yeast a nutrient medium and fasting them, they lived longer. In mice, researchers saw elevated levels of stem cells, which could possibly mean that the starvation like diet eliminated old, weaker cells in order for young healthy cells to surface. These mice also had less fat, fewer cancers, and less bone density loss. Although this study claims that fasting has a number of benefits, here are three reasons why you really should not fast:


1. Bad Breath


I know we have all experienced the disgusting taste that is left in our mouth when we go long periods of time without eating. That horrid taste, and smell, is not beneficial to you or anyone near you. When you fast, your body goes into ketosis mode and your blood becomes more acidic; which causes bad breath. You may lose the weight but no one will want to be around you if your breath smells like road kill.


2. Weight Loss is Temporary


The weight you lose, from fasting, is mainly water and stored carbohydrates. So as soon as you start to eat normally again, your weight will return to its previous state. In case no one ever told you, you can’t cheat your way through life. You should not fast in order to cut corners. You have to work hard to achieve your body goals.


3 Reasons Why You Really Should Not Fast - Clapway


3. Stress Increases


The change in your eating habits and lack of food and water can result in less sleep. Less sleep means you become stressed out and easily irritated. Even if you get the body you want, your personality will drive people away.


The study conducted by Longo and his team presents many benefits to fasting. But I think the cons outweigh the pros. If you want to lose weight, work out. If you want to build muscle, work out. If you want the body of your dreams, just work out. I have given you three reasons why you really should not fast, take them.



 


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3 Reasons Why You Really Should Not Fast